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Kraut Ranza, Cabbage Rolls and Apple Strudel have been filling the First Avenue corridor with delectable aromas the past few weeks as preparations for Deuschesfest swing into high gear. Most of the recipes are available in the Hospital Auxiliary Cookbook, Unser Tagelich Brot, The Staff of Life V, and are easy to adapt to home kitchens. The recipe for apple strudel, however makes dough for four, a bit much for one person to deal with alone. The recipe I use for one strudel...
Have you heard about Hilda? Hilda is the mascot of the Deutschesfest selected by a committee of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce to visit various places and promote Odessa's 46th annual celebration of its German-Russian heritage. By visiting the Odessa's Deutschesfest page on Facebook, readers can see pictures of just where Hilda has been and what she has been doing. And just who is Hilda? Why she is a rubber chicken, of course, the symbol of the beloved "Chicken Dance" that...
Susan Jensen of Odessa sent The Record a group picture of the Odessa Junior Livestock 4-H Club surrounding a poster made to honor them after they received the Commissioner's Award for their work in the Beef Barn. "I was told that (the commissioner) was very impressed with how immaculate they keep their club's area of the Beef Barn," said Jensen. "They were thrilled and honored that the commissioner chose them." The club leader is Jennifer Singer, who accompanied her group to...
Those of our readers looking forward to the start of the new Titan football season will be happy to know the wait is only one more day if you are willing to travel to Northport on Friday, September 9. Those who don’t want to travel that far will have to wait until the first home game on Deutschesfest weekend when the Titans play Republic in the Sausage Bowl September 16. The Titans were scheduled to play St. John-Endicott September 2, but the game had to be postponed due the failure of an electrical switch located on a p...
Dept 1 Adult & Youth Booth and Displays Open Adult Patra Canfield, Davenport, Bluestem Grange #776, 1st Place Grange Booths Dept 4 Herdsmanship Small Animal Rabbit Barn Large Animal Beef Barn Dept 6 Round Robin 4-H Jr. Tayson Gerdes, Cheney, Large Animal, Round Robin Grand Champion 4-H Interm. Alyssa Iverson, Odessa, Large Animal, Round Robin Grand Champion 4-H Sr. Whiney Wollweber, Edwall, Large Animal, Round Robin Grand Champion FFA Fr/So Dylan Holbrook, Davenport, Large Animal, Round Robin Grand Champion FFA Jr./Sr....
A new feature of the Odessa Deutschesfest has been announced. Saturday, September 17, at 4 p.m., the First Annual Tim Hauge Memorial Talent Show will be held on the outdoor stage. Judges have been booked. Talent is what is needed now. Can you sing? Dance? Tell a good joke? Draw amazing pictures? Or anything else you think people need to see? Sign up for the talent show and help us make Fest even more amazing. Email your name, age (all ages welcome) and talent to talentshow@odessachamber.org and your name will be added to the...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Aug. 29: Tools were taken from a job site trailer in the Spring Canyon area. In the 700 block of Eighth Street, a dog bit an elderly Davenport woman on the leg, breaking the skin. Deputies inv...
A press release from Northeast Washington Educational Services District 101 had this to say about Odessa's Tim Larson: "If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Tim Larson has reached a higher level than most people will ever know. Just how high? High enough that other people have named their kids after him. Twice in his teaching career, parents have been so appreciative of the impact he had on their children that their next-born boys were given Timothy as a first or...
On August 22, the White House named Jeffery Wehr, a teacher in Odessa, Wash., as one of 213 recipients from all 50 states and U.S. Territories of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest honor for teachers of mathematics and science. The educators will receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on September 8. With this award, teachers will receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation and will...
Caleb Singer, of the Odessa Jr. Livestock 4-H Club, received Avista and Northwest Farm Credit Services 4-H Scholarship certificates during the rodeo last Saturday night at the Lincoln County Fair. In recent years, Avista and Northwest Farm Credit Services have created new 4-H scholarships to recognize high school seniors who are 4-H members for their leadership and core values and who personify the 4-H mission through their 4-H career, project completion and service to their c...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Aug. 22: Davenport ambulance personnel joined Reardan EMTs at the Fist A Cup coffee stand where a 17-year-old girl had fainted. Odessa Union Warehouse personnel requested patrols to help pre...
Prior to the regular meeting held Tuesday, August 23, as agreed at the previous meeting (moved to Tuesday from Wednesday due to scheduling conflicts), the board of directors of Odessa School District #105 held a budget workshop in the district office beginning at 6:30 p.m. to review policies and procedures and discuss district goals for the coming school year. The board then met in the high school library with board members Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Janie Steward and Chris Crossley present. Roland Singer was absent due to...
It is back-to-school time for Odessa kids, and time for all of us who drive around town to be aware of youngsters on their way to and from school. Slow down and be aware of surroundings. The local school district has provided evidence once again of the high quality of personnel employed there. Accolades have gone this time to Tim Larson and Jeff Wehr. The word is out that this is a school system that cares about its young charges, and school enrollment continues to grow. Take a minute out of your busy day to thank a teacher...
(Davenport, Wash., August 24, 2016.) It has been a year and a half since the Lincoln County Economic Development Council and WSU Extension hosted a forum to address childcare issues. The impetus for the forum was a survey of local companies on the impact that child care has on their business. The results of that survey and the large turnout at the forum confirmed what we’d been hearing – a lack of childcare services in Lincoln County was having a negative effect on our families and our businesses. Fast forward to summer 201...
Elaine Mabel (Portch) Zeiler passed away in her sleep on August 17, 2016, at "From The Heart" Home in Pasco. She was born September 23, 1926 in Wilbur. Elaine was raised on the family farm in the Sherman area of Lincoln County. Later, the family moved into the town of Wilbur where Elaine attended Wilbur High School. On June 9, 1946, Elaine was married to Vernie Zeiler from Odessa by Reverend Arthur A. Joda at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wilbur. They farmed southeast of...
Edna joined her beloved husband of 63 years, John, on August 2, 2016 at the age of 96. She is survived by her daughter Denise, sons Mark and Curt, and their families. A cherished mother and devoted wife, Edna will always be remembered for her warmth and welcoming spirit, sweet disposition and deep love for and pride in her family. Born at home on a wheat farm homestead near Odessa to Henry and Johanna (Richter) Lenhart, Edna's adventurous spirit led her on an exciting journey...
Timothy Marvin Hauge was born October 1, 1960 in Conrad, Montana to Marvin and Joanne (Warnick) Hauge. Tim passed away on August 15, 2016 in Odessa at the age of 55. He was a much loved pastor at Christ Lutheran Church for the last 15 years in Odessa. He was also a member of the Odessa Fire Department, the Odessa Ministerial Association, the Oom Pas and Mas band, the Crab Creek Gospel Group and also drove school bus for the Odessa School District. He enjoyed motorcycle...
At Monday evening's meeting of the Odessa Town Council, new police chief Thomas Clark was sworn in by Odessa Mayor pro tem Terry Goetz in the absence of Mayor Lois Hubbard. Following a lengthy search for the "right fit," council members selected Clark to fill the position vacated some months ago by Helen Coubra. Joining Clark for the occasion were almost his entire family, plus two former colleagues from the Quincy Police Department. A native of northern California, Clark...
Zucchini is showing up in various dishes as this prolific summer squash hits peak season. Sautéed, steamed, in cakes and breads, versatile zucchini can be added to just about any recipe, adjusting the liquid measure to accommodate the moisture of the zucchini. An eight inch zucchini equals about 1 cup liquid. Many recipes call for grated zucchini, but some picky eaters can detect a shred of zucchini in a recipe from twenty paces. The solution, puree the zucchini. This works fo...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up. Hi, here I am again. After two years, Cal Jr. realized help would not continue dryland farming. After paying the rent on the land, he didn't have enough left over to meet all his other farm expenses let alone to live on. The only answer for that area of Lincoln Co. was sprinklers and deeper wells. Cal Graedel Jr. and Fred Kissler were the first in the area...
Sheriff's Report INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Monday, Aug. 15: Responding to a residence on Lamont Road, Sprague ambulance personnel assisted an 89-year-old woman believed to be suffering a heart attack. A Creston woman reported an email sca...
On August 18, 2016, LuVerna passed into the loving arms of her Lord Jesus Christ, where she also experienced a glorious reunion with family that has passed before her. She was 96 years old. Born September 23, 1919, in Odessa, LuVerna was the only daughter born to Fred and Lucy (Diefe) Weishaar. She graduated from Marlin High School and married her high school sweetheart, Clarence “Bud” Buddrius on December 18, 1938. Bud and LuVerna raised two children, DeWane and Lonna in Harrington. They briefly lived in Spokane where the...
PULLMAN, Wash. – Stacia Lesser has been awarded $1,000 from the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture scholarship fund at Washington State University. She is a 2016 graduate of Odessa High School and the daughter of Katherine Lesser and Tracy Lesser of Marlin....
My wife and I are newcomers to Odessa. We call it God’s country because of all the beauty around us. It has become obvious to us over the last three months that Pastor Hauge was a very inspiring man for many around here – always ready to give the shirt off his back no matter who you are. Pastors Hauge and Hayashi were working toward non-competitive spiritual pride in the community. I think the best way to honor such a man is to carry on with his wishes and hopes for Odessa. Pat Gamache Odessa...
